Wishing for Joy - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Monday, September 1, 2025
by RBC Ministries

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Wishing for Joy

Bible in a Year : Psalms 135-136, 1 Corinthians 12

We proclaim to you the eternal life, which . . . has appeared to us. . . . We write this to make our joy complete.
1 John 1:2, 4

Today's Scripture & Insight : Deuteronomy 5:28-29, 32-23

In her blog post “Regrets of the Dying,” Bronnie Ware outlines regrets she heard as a nurse caring for the terminally ill. Among them were “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard” and “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.” Perhaps most intriguing: “I wish that I had let myself be happier.”

“Facing our own inevitable death is a fabulous tool for joy-filled living,” Ware writes. That’s sound advice, but what is the source of such joy? Where do we find ultimate meaning?

As a young man, John the disciple held a distorted view of life’s purpose. He and his brother asked Jesus, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory” (Mark 10:37). Their request only sparked dissension among the disciples (v. 41).

Decades later John held a drastically different view—one of love and community in Jesus. John saw Jesus’ life, death and resurrection as foundational to everything. “We proclaim to you the eternal life,” he wrote (1 John 1:2). John told us about Jesus so that “you also may have fellowship with us” (v. 3). Then he added, “Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete” (vv. 3-4).

Life can bring regrets. Jesus invites us to exchange them for the complete joy only He can give.

By: Tim Gustafson

Reflect & Pray
What regrets do you have? What’s keeping you from letting Jesus make your joy complete?

Heavenly Father, I hand my regrets to You. Please step into this pain in my life. I need the joy that comes from being united with You.
Wishing for Joy

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